it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
master; teacher; stable master
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to recall; to remember; to recollect
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
scale; scope; plan; structure
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
schedule; program; calendar
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to discuss; to talk together
patient; unhurried; leisurely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
video game (played on a home console)
older sister; elder sister
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
chance; opportunity; occasion